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146 THE LOBSTER (Alice began to say, “I once tasted—” but checked herself hastily, and said, ‘‘No, never”)— “so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster Quadrille is!” “No, indeed,’ said Alice. “What sort of a dance is it?” “Why, said the Gryphon, “you first form 73 into a line along the sea-shore “Two lines!” cried the Mock Turtle. “Seals, turtles, salmon, and so on; then, when you’ve cleared all the jelly-fish out of the way——~” “That generally takes some time,” interrupted the Gryphon. 29 “—-you advance twice " Bach with a lobster as a partner!” cried the Gry phon. “Of course,” the Mock Turtle said: “advance 29 twice, set to partners “change lobsters, and retire in same order,” continued the Gryphon. ‘Then, you know,” the Mock Turtle went on, 2? "you throw the e
